Support for paper-rolls.



No. 725,426. PATENTED APR. 14, 1903.;

s s. GLPSTON. SUPPORT FOR PAPER ROLLS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l0 1901.

F0 MODEL.

WILNPsSES INVENTOR- z: 2 5 4M. 2 M 1 tive connection-with a roll'ofpaper, said roll ATEN'r Pr on.

S. SPENCER ECOLESTON, OF BINGI-IAMTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO LANSINGl-IOTALING, OF

SUPPORT FOR SPEGIFICATIQN forming part of Letters I Applioationfilcd May10. 1901.

To all whom/it may concern.- 7

Be it known that 1,5. SPENCER EccLEsToN; a citizen of the United Statesof America, and aresident of Binghamton, county of Broome, and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supportsfor Paper-Rolls, of which the-following is a specification. I 1

My invention relatesg to improvements in supports for paper-rolls; andparticularly in devices adapted to support rolls of toilet-pas per'andfrom which weapons may readily be removed and replaced.

My invention consistsg'i-n an improved rollsupport having a bearingmember for supporting the roll and a suspension member secured to thesaid bearing member by a spring connection.

In the embodiment of my invention herein illustrated the bearing memberhas two bearing portions, which are connected together by a smaller webor rod, and the suspension member comprises two arms, both of which areconnected to the said bearing member by aspring connection.

In using my improved support I preferably connect one of the said armsto a fixed point by a closed connection in such a manner that thesupport may swing freely therefrom in all directions, but is irremovabletherefrom. The other arm I preferably connect to an open hook, fromwhich it may swing freely and from which it may be removed as desired.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivesupport for paperrolls and to provide therein ready means for theremoval and replacement of such rol1s. These objects I have attained inthe embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a face view of a roll-support embodying myinvention and shown in operabeing shown in central longitudinal section.In dotted lines in the same figure I have illustrated the roll of paperas being removed from operative connection with the said support. Fig. 2is a central transverse sectional elevation of the improved roll-supportand ALBANY, NEW YORK.

PAPER-ROLLS.

Fatent No. 725,426, dated April 14;, 1903.

Serial No. 59,572. (No model.)

7 ferred form of supporting-hook employed for supporting one of thesuspension-arms and a portion of the suspension-arm in engagementtherewith.

- In the'e'mbodiment of my invention herein illustrated I haveconstructed my improved roll-support of a singleintegral strip of wire.Thecent'ral portion (designated by the reference --character 3) issubstantially straight and is terminated on either side by spirallybentportions 4 4. The spirally-bent portions substantially fit'theinner coreof a roll of paper adapted to be supported by the de-' vice and may bearranged at such a distance apart as to engage the said roll at oppositeends thereof and "cause frictional resistance to its movement.Substantially straight portions 5 5 extend from the outer ends of thespirally-bent portions and constitute arms to form the suspension memberof the device. The said arms 5 5 preferably terminate in closed eyes orrings 6 6, and one of the said eyes or rings is adaptedtoengage a closedhook or connection 7, While the other is adapted to engage an open hook,as 8, from which it may readily be d-i'sengagedwhen desired.

In the drawings the roll-support isillustrated as supporting a roll ofpapero 9, and the device is in engagement with and suspended frornthehooks 7 and'f8.

If it bedesired toremove the 'roll from the support, itis merelynecessary to detach the suspension-arm 5 fromftheopen'hooks and to openthe support, substantially "as illustrated in dotted'lines in Fig. 1ofthe drawings, the spiral-spring connection 4 permitting suchoperation. The spiral portions 4: thus perform the double function ofproviding a bearing for the roll and afiordinga spring connectionbetween the connection and the bearing members of the device. A new rollmay of course be inserted in a similar manner, the roll being slippedonto the support after the suspension member has been disengaged and thesupport straightened out, and the suspension member may then be againengaged with its supporting-hook.

The supports 7 and 8 are arranged at such a distance apart that When thearms 5 5 engage them the arms come into slight frictional roll. Fig. 3is a detail view showing the precontact with the ends of the roll ofpaper,

and thus also serve to retard its movement when a portion of the paperisbeing unrolled or drawn from it.

My device thus forms a very simple and inexpensive support forpaper-rolls and provides a simple means for the very ready removal andreplacement of such rolls.

It is obvious, of course, that modifications of the device hereinillustrated may be made within the scope of my invention.

What I claim is 1. A roll-support comprising a horizontal bearing memberformed of one integral portion from end to end, and suspension-armshaving free outer ends connected to opposite ends of said bearingmember, and projecting therefrom at the ends at which they areconnected, one of said suspension-arms having a spring connection withthe said bearing member.

2. A roll-support comprising a horizontal bearing member formed of oneintegral portion from end to end, and suspension arms having free outerends connected to opposite ends of said bearing member, and projectingtherefrom at the ends at which they are connected, said suspension-armshaving a spring connection with the said bearing member.

3. A roll-support consisting of a single strip of wire havinga centralportion, two spirallybent portions, one at each side thereof, and

forming a bearing member, and portions extending outwardly from the saidspiral portions and forming suspension-arms having free or unconnectedouter ends.

4:- A roll-support comprising a bearing portion having twooutwardly-projecting arms connected thereto and by which the bearingportion may be suspended, the said arms secured to said bearing portionby spring connection and adapted to bear against the ends of a roll whenengaged by said support, substantially as set forth.

5. As an article of manufacture, a strip of wire bent spirally at themiddle to form the bearing member for a roll of paper, or the like, andhaving at its ends portions projecting tangentially from the spiralwhereby an object supported by the bearing portion is prevented fromaccidental displacement therefrom at either end by one or other of thetangentially-disposed portions, said portions having free or unconnectedends and forming suspension-arms, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

S. SPENCER ECOLESTON.

Witnesses:

E. O. MOODY, H. EUGENE PERKINS.

